THE RUNDOWN
PLANTATION, Fla. - For a second straight day, Baylor men's tennis junior Julian Lenz notched a three-set triumph at the USTA Men's $10K Plantation Community Tennis Open.

On Thursday, Lenz produced a 6-2, 2-6, 6-1 win over Aron Hiltzik of the United States at the Frank Veltri Tennis Center to reach the quarterfinals of the USTA Futures event. Hiltzik, now a freshman at Illinois, was the country's top-ranked player in the 2014 signing class

Lenz is now 7-1 in last eight professional event matches.

TOP QUOTE
"I'm pleased that Julian was able to fight through another tough three-set match. He has a big challenge in front of him tomorrow against a highly seeded player." - head coach Matt Knoll

WHAT'S NEXT
Lenz will now take on second-seeded Nicolas Barrientos of Columbia on Friday for a spot in the semifinal round. Barrientos is currently ranked No. 309 in the ATP World Rankings.

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